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Updated! See 87 photos from collision repair and refinishing at 2015 SkillsUSA Nationals

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We’ve received a wonderful batch of photos related to the collision repair and auto refinishing competitions at the Louisville, Ky., SkillsUSA Nationals, and we thought it’d be fun to share them in a gallery.

Got SkillsUSA photos you’d like to share? Send them to info@repairerdrivennews.com or, for those of you who’ve already posted them to Facebook, tell us where we can get them and “reprint” them here. 

Keep checking back through the next few days; we’ll be adding more to this gallery throughout SkillsUSA week and beyond as we get them. Special thanks to Kye Yeung of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists and European Motor Car Works, the Collision Repair Education Foundation, Chelsie Wilson of Dennis Technical Education Center and Kristen Felder of Collision Hub for the photos below.

Here’s SkillsUSA 2015! (Works best on desktop computers.)

  • Automotive refinishing contest winners are seen at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Chelsie Wilson, Dennis Technical Education Center)
  • Welding competition starts June 25, 2015, in the auto body area of SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • 2015 SkillsUSA post-secondary automotive refinishing medalist Amanda Baker of Saint Louis-based Ranken Tech College is held by other refinishing medalists. (Provided by Chelsie Wilson, Dennis Technical Education Center)
  • Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Automotive refinishing contest winners are seen at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Chelsie Wilson, Dennis Technical Education Center)
  • Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Competition starts June 25, 2015, in the auto body area of SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)
  • Competition familiarization at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Plastic bumper covers are lined up in preparation for the plastic repair portion of the SkillsUSA Championships in June 2015 in Louisville, Ky. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • A modified trailer contains separate paint stations for the automotive refinish competition at the SkillsUSA Championships in Louisville, Ky., in June 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) The modified tractor trailer with separate spray stations inside
  • Student orientation at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Booth setup at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • The collision school instructor roundtable by the Collision Repair Education Foundation at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Slightly before student orientation at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • From SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Welding setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Paint coding and masking orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Refinishing setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Refinishing station during setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • The collision school instructor roundtable by the Collision Repair Education Foundation at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Body shop skills competitors at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Plastic repair setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Plastic repair setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Body shop skills competitors at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Refinishing orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Welding orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Structural orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Plastic repair orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists)
  • Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
  • Students wait for the start of the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)

 

Good luck to all the future collision repair and refinishing technicians and owners Wednesday and Thursday! We expect you’ll all do a great job fixing our flying, self-driving, magnesium-bodied, 3-D cars 20 years from now after we hit a deer on Mars. No pressure, though.

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Featured image: Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub)

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